Women’s Health
Women’s HEALTH (Health, Education, and Lifestyle Training Hub)
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| Title | Women’s HEALTH (Health, Education, and Lifestyle Training Hub) |
|---|---|
| Content | text and graphic overview of NSDI Women’s HEALTH (Health, Education, and Lifestyle Training Hub), a program that addresses Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) throughout Southern California. |
| Edition | January 2021 |
| Format | full-color PDF |
| Page Size | 8.5″ x 11″ |
| Page Count | one |
| Citation 1 | Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) involves the partial or total removal of external female genitalia or other injuries to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. |
| Source | U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Government Fact Sheet on Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C), 2015. |
| Citation 2 | More than 200 million girls and women alive today have been cut in 30 countries across Africa, the Middle East and Asia. An estimated 500,000 women in the United States have experienced or are at risk of FGM/C. |
| Source | Population Reference Bureau, U.S. Women and Girls Potentially at Risk for FGM/C, 2013. |
What is FGM/C?
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| Title | What is FGM/C? |
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| Content | text and graphic overview of FGM/C (Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting) |
| Edition | January 2021 |
| Format | full-color PDF |
| Page Size | 8.5″ x 11″ |
| Page Count | two |
| Citation 1 | FGM/C (Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting) is a practice that involves partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. |
| Source | U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Government Fact Sheet on Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C), 2015. |
| Citation 2 | Different communities and cultures have unique and often complex reasons for practicing FGM/C. However, no religion’s holy texts order the practice of FGM/C. |
| Source | Office on Women’s Health, Fact Sheet: Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting, 2015. |
| Citation 3 | In 2013, the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) estimated that over 500,000 women and girls in the United States have experienced or are at risk of FGM/C. |
| Source | Population Reference Bureau, U.S. Women and Girls Potentially at Risk for FGM/C, 2013. |
